Your satisfaction is our priority, and it makes us happy that throughout the years you remained as one of our loyal clients. Our business would not have made it this far without your trust. We are truly blessed and honored. Wishing you a prosperous New Year and hoping that the spirit of Christmas be with you this holiday season.

Its official, our 2017 season has come to a close. We are fortunate to have experienced another great season on our rivers. While many salmon rivers around the world are seeing smaller returns, our rivers are doing very well. We had an early start on the Bonaventure with Dan Greenberg landing the first fish of the season in the upper stretches of the river. The Bonaventure started early and despite low water conditions our pools had plenty of salmon all season long. The Grand Cascapedia also did well, similar to the Bony it started early. The Petite Cascapedia fared well this season and returns were on time and in good numbers.

For the most part water conditions remained very low throughout the season which made fishing challenging at times. We didn't really have a hot summer so our water temperatures remained nice and cool. We finally received the much need rain in early September, no great amounts but just enough to maintain keep our water levels and help with the fishing. September was our best month by far with a good number of fresh salmon and better water conditions.

Raoul Tarvares landed this fine salmon on the Grand Cascapedia, like father like son! Nice one Raoul! see you next September.

The fish counts on the Bonaventure in mid July and again in mid September showed good numbers of salmon in the river . By mid season we had already surpassed our spawning requirements. The same was true for the Grand Cascapedia where spawning numbers were also met by mid season. The Petite Cascapedia also did well this summer, by the end of the season we had good numbers of salmon in the river. 2017 was defiantly a good grilse year, a good grilse year has always been followed by a good salmon year so 2018 should be a good one!

Peter Bennet with a nice fresh Bonaventure salmon, Nice one Peter!

As we close the camps down it not hard to remember all the good times we have each season. Seeing all our repeat guests each year makes what we do very special. The relationships we've formed over the years are close to our hearts and mean a lot to me, the lodge staff and guides. I wish you all a very pleasant fall and winter. Thank you for your loyalty to Camp Bonaventure & Salmon Lodge and we look forward to seeing you again next season.

Joe Coletta has been coming to Salmon Lodge for many years, a great guy and angler as well. congratulations Joe!

Stay tuned and check in with us over the fall and winter, we will bring you up to date with happenings at Camp Bonaventure and Salmon Lodge and news around the. Atlantic salmon world. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you would like to fish with us or you have any questions. Its always nice to chat about fishing during the cold winter months!

John Wemekemp (left) and salmon Lodge guide Larry Dee with a beautiful 30 plus pounder from the Grand Cascapedia, well done John, what a way to end the season!

Its officially Autumn but the weather this week felt mote like mid July. Thankfully we received some rain early in the week which kept our rivers in pretty good shape. It was a warm one as temperatures climbed to the mid 80's by mid week .

Thomas Mahanke has been coming to Salmon Lodge for many years, he' not only a great guy but also a wonderful angler! nice one Thomas!

Fishing was challenging this week with rising water on Monday and Tuesday and hot and sunny for the rest of the week. We did however manage to land several nice salmon and a number of grilse. We are seeing a few fresh salmon coming in with our fall run but we'll need another good rain to get things really moving.

It didn't take Roland Czech too long for to catch his first one of the season, nice salmon Roland!

Both the Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia are low but we did get a small bump in water at the beginning of the week. The Bony rose from 10 Cubic meter per second to 12 and the Petite from 10 to 13. The Grand Cascapedia received more rain and jumped from 16 to 22 but fell quickly by mid week.

The warm weather is allowing us to keep fishing with drys and a good number of the fish we landed we on bombers. Wet fly's are producing well especially our regular fall patterns, the Red Francis, General Practitioner and Alley Shrimp were the big winners.

Alma Yates with her first salmon of the trip, well done Alma!

John Robertson has been coming to Salmon Lodge for many years ,John knows how to get it done, Good start John!

We are entering into our last week of the season, lets hope we end with a bang!

As our season is slowly winding down but our rivers are continuing to produce reasonable well The weather man gave us the rain we so desperately needed and our rivers are bac to where they should be at this time of the season and temperatures are in the 50 degree range. The Bonaventure, Petite Cascapedia and Grand Cascapedia are all at normal levels at the moment, we could use a little rain to maintain them until the end of the seson.

Gerard Pichot from France with another fine salmon from the Grand Cascapedia, Congratulations Gerard!

The Bonaventure is flowing at 14 Cubic meter per second, the Petite Cascapedia at 13 and the Grand at 20.

Luc Chamberland with his first of the season, nice one Luc!

The Grand has been fishing very well over the past week and we've been catching good numbers of fresh salmon everyday. We're also seeing a good number of fresh salmon in the Bonaventure especially in our lower pools and catching has been good. The Petite is also seeing its fall run of fish and we're doing well on most of the pools.

Peter Hollingsworth from the UK with his first salmon from the Grand Cascapedia, Nice one Peter, see you next year!

John Martin from the UK releases this fine salmon on the Grand Cascapedia, nice one John.

This weeks flys' were a mixed bag of fall and summer patterns . The Red Francis, Purple Grape, and John Olin Spey produced the most along with the Blue Charm, Stone Ghost and Black Bear. Drys continue to do well, Green, Brown and of course Blue.

September is by far my favorite time of the season, water temperatures are perfect and we always receive just the right amount of rain the keep our rivers at perfect shape. Some years the rain comes in late August while others in September. To be honest, this year I was wondering if it would come at all. Thanks to Hurricane Harvey we did get the rain we needed. Our pools are loaded with salmon and the rain really turned on the fishing, especially towards the end of the week.

Wright Palmer lands another on the Grand Cascapedia, congratulations Wright!

Jim Palmer, like his father, know how to catch them, nice one Jim!

All our rivers have a fresh new flow of cool clear water. The Bonaventure went from 7 cubic Meters per second to 14. The Petite Cascapedia from 8 to 15 and the Grand Cascapedia from 10 to over 100! The Grand rises quickly but falls at the same rate.

Salmon Lodge regular Gerard Pichot with his first of the season, nice one Gerard!

Philippe Condette with his first Grand Cascapedia salmon, congratulations Phillip!

Looking ahead ,the weatherman is telling us that next week looks clear but by the weekend Irma should be on our doorstep.

Eddie DiBaggio puts one back to swim on the Grand Cascapedia, congratulations Eddie

September fly choices are different from any other time of the season. The Red Francis is always the fly of choice this time of the year , this year's no different. Along with the Red Francis the Alley Shrimp and GP are also doing well. As long as our water temperatures stay in the 50 degree range, dry fly's will continue to produce. Other hot fly's were the Blue Charm, John Olin and Stone Ghost. As always, Green, Brown and Blue bombers were the hot ones.

Bringing one to the net on the Bonaventure, guided by Clement "Hawk-eye"Bernier

2018 is filling up very quickly, we still have a couple of opening here and there. If you would like to fish at Camp Bonaventure or Salmon Lodge next season, now is the time to contact us. Give me a call or send an e-mail.

It's hard to believe that August has already come and gone and we 're into September already. August provided us with some fine fishing, we experienced a mixed bag of conditions but overall our fishing held up very well. The lack of precipitation this summer was the biggest factor and gave us low water, the lowest I've ever seen im my 37 years on these rivers. We are fortunate however to have another wonderful run of salmon and our pools have plenty of fish.

Louis Esposito with his first Atlantic salmon, congratulations Louis, hopefully the first of many.

Daniel Esposito, also with his first salmon, way to go Daniel!

Bonaventure is low but has plenty of water for our fall run fish to enter. We are seeing a good number of bright silver fish in our pools and fishing has been pretty good. The water temperatures in the Bony are perfect in the 50 degree range. The Petite Cascapedia is also experiencing low water but like the Bony its running cool. The Grand Cascapedia is also getting a nice fall run, the water is low but we're still catching some fine fish.

Francis Dhobb is no stranger to Salmon Lodge or salmon fishing, nice one Francis see you next year.

Florence Dhobb with her first from the Grand Cascapedia this year, she had two more that day!

The weather man is calling for rain , Monday through Thursday is supposed to be wet, with a couple of inches on the way. I think they should hang the worst weather man once a year, give the others some incentive, lol

Will Johnson with a nice grilse from the Bonaventure, what to go Will!

We are beginning to use our fall patterns and colours , the Red Francis, Alley Shrimp, General Practitioner and Purple Grape, Dry's continue to be responsible for most of the fish landed, Brown, Green and Blue Bombers.

The last week of August gave us a mixed bag, rain at the beginning, warm and sunny in the middle and cooler towards the end. Our fishing has been much the same, some days are great while others were a little slower. Overall we did have another great week which included icluding a few nice fresh silver bullets! Our rivers received a much needed bump in water but we certainly could use more. The Bonaventure is fishing well but we're having to work a little harder. The Petite 's water is low but the temperature is perfect, we continued to do well on the Petite. The Grand Cascapedia needed some rain and we receive enough to bring it up a foot late this week.

Salmon Lodge regular Daniel Hoda with his first of 2017, congratulations Daniel!

Yvonne Hoda with her first Atlantic salmon, Well done Yvonne! hope this is the first of many more.

The Bonaventure is low and flowing at 9 cubic meter per second, normal for the end of August is 15 to 20 . Fishing on the Bony has been pretty good up until now with good numbers of salmon and plenty of grilse. The Petite Cascapedia is also at 9 cubic meters per second, normal is in the 15 range. The Petite is low at the moment however with a nice number of salmon in the river and cool water temperatures, we're doing very well. The Grand Cascapedia is flowing at 20 cubic meters per second and was up over 30 on Thursday. The Grand has been giving us some nice fish and this rain should really improve the fishing.

Joannes Campbell with his first one of the season, congratulations Joannes!

Francisco Viegener with a nice grilse from the Bonaventure, well done Francisco!

As our water is low and a little cooler we are beginning to use our fall fly's. Even though our regulars such as the John Olin, Stone Ghost and Silver Rat have been working well, tubes and the Francis patterns are beginning to do very well. Dry's continue to take a good number of fish especially the Brown, Blue and Green Bombers.

Last week we hooked over 90 salmon, this week was much tougher to say the least. Warm and sunny days with hot temperatures made catching a challenge, combined with low water conditions, fishing was not easy. Water levels on the Bony, Petite and Grand are really low, we sure need some rain. Regardless of the tough conditions we did manage to land a good number of fish.

Henrik Mortensen has bee a regular at Salmon Lodge for many years, he sure knows how to get the job done, Congratulations Henrik!

Now for the good news! Water temperatures are still cool and the weather man is calling for a few days of rain next week. Its actually raining as I'm writing this weeks report. I just looked and the gauges are showing an increased volume on all three rivers. The Bonaventure has a great run of fish this season. with excellent numbers of fish especially in our low water and holding pools. The Petite Cascapedia is much the same with good numbers of salmon in all the major pools. Water levels on the Grand Cascapedia are the lowest of our three rivers, the rain will give it a much needed boost. That being said, we're having a great run on the Grand this season.

Salmon Lodge regular Peter Norby puts one back on the Bonaventure, Nice one Peter!

The Bonaventure is flowing at 10 Cubic meter per second which is about half of where it should be at this time of the season, normal for the end of July should be in the 20 range. The Petite Cascapedia is flowing at 9 cubic meters per second, the norm for this time of year is 15. The Grand Cascapedia is flowing at 17 cubic meters, normal for mid August is around 20, we're not too far off.

Soren Hjortgaard with yet another fine salmon from the Bonaventure, congratulations Soren, see you next year!

Lower water conditions call for smaller fly's and especially dry's. We're catching most of our fish on the surface with free floating dry's. The hot wet fly's this week have been the Stone Ghost, Blue Charm and Black. Drys, especially Dark Green, Dark Brown and Blue were doing the job.

Nick Edwards is no stranger to Salmon Lodge of salmon fishing, nice one Nick!

We had a great week at camp, thanks to a substantial rain fall early in the week which, freshened our rivers and gave them a much needed boost of new water. We didn't break any records but it was one of the best weeks of the season so far this year with a good number of fish in the book. The weather warmed up a bit during mid week but the temperatures stayed reasonably cool.

The much need rain really helped our rivers, the Bonaventure continued to produce a good number of fresh salmon daily. We also had a great week on the Petite Cascapedia, our guides are seeing plenty of fresh salmon in most of the pools with new ones coming in on every tide. What a big change on the Grand this past week, we really needed the rain. Fishing on the Grand Cascapedia really improved as water levels were back to normal levels.

The Bonaventure jumped from 9 Cubic meter per second to 18. The Petite Cascapedia was also flowing at 9 cubic meters per second and went to 15. The Grand Cascapedia saw the biggest change going from 12 to 36 cubic meters. By weeks end our rivers are falling but rain is in the forecast for the next few days with cooler temperatures.

Peter Fraser (right) and our new Salmon Lodge guide Alex Mallais put one back on the Grand Cascapedia, Well done Peter!

Patrice Vezina with his first of the season on Bonaventure, way to go Pat! see you again in a couple of weeks.

The hot fly's for the week have been a mixture of dry's and small wets. Green, Blue and Dark Brown Bombers were responsible for most of the catches. In the wet fly department, the John Olin, Green Machine and Stone Ghost came out in front for the week. The John Olin and. Picasse were the winners on the Petite. The sizes that are working best are number 8's and 10's

Jane Adley and Salmon Lodge guide Yvan Bernard with a nice fresh salmon on the Bonaventure, Congratulations Jane see you next year!

The first week of August has been our warmest of the season but our fishing is holding up well regardless. Warmer then normal temperatures with little to no rain are making water conditions ugly. Water levels on the Bonaventure are low, in the 10 cubic meter per second range, normal is twice that for this time of the year. Temperatures however are still favorable in the mid to high 50's. The Bony has a great run of salmon this season and fishing has been very good considering the low water conditions.

The Petite Cascapedia is much the same with lower than normal levels, water temperatures on the other hand are good, in the 55 degree range. Fishing has been good on the Petite with action everyday.

Benoit Laurin with his first salmon of the season, Nice on Benoit!

Water levels on the Grand Cascapedia are the lowest of our three rivers. The branches are low and not fishable at the moment. We have salmon in many of the pools but the water is really too low for good fishing. The main stem is producing a few fish but its just ok .

Marie Pascale Lalonde put one back on the Grand Cascapedia, congratulations Marie!

The weather man is calling for rain , lets hope he's right this time, we sure could use it.

Manuel Tavares came all the way from the Dominican Republic to get away from the heat and catch salmon! congratulations Manuel, see you again in September.

The hot fly's for the week have been a mixture of dry's and small wets. Green and Dark Brown Bombers were responsible for most of the catches. In the wet fly depatment, the John Olin, Green Machine and Stone Ghost did the job. The John Olin and Green machine were the hot ones on the Petite. Sizes that are working best are number 8's 10's and 12's.

Its hard to believe but were already half way through the season. We're having a good season overall, not a record year but we certainly can't complain. Despite low water conditions 2017 has given us an excellent run of salmon, both big salmon and grilse are spread throughout all our river systems. Last weeks fishing was controlled by the weather, some days were cloudy and cool while others were hot and sunny. I'll let you guess which ones were the best! The high tides associated with the full moon brought in a nice run of July salmon.

The annual "Salmon Sisters" group are back again!

The ladies "Looking Good" and relaxing before a big day on the river.

Water levels on the Bonaventure are low and flowing at 13 cubic meters per second, normal would be in the 18 to 20 range for this time the season. Cooler overall weather is keeping the the Bonaventure in the 50 to 55 degree range. Fishing on the Bony has been productive since the beginning of June and continues to produce good numbers of fish every day.

Phillip Hasson from France with his first Atlantic salmon, congratulations Phillip!

The Petite Cascapedia is flowing at 17 and fishing very well. The Petite received a nice run of fresh salmon during last weeks high tides . Most pools on the Petite are holding fish and water temperature are in the low to mid 50's.

Serge Le Moeligou from The Island of Jersey, The Grand Cascapedia was kind to him on his first day out!h Nice one Serge!

Fishing on the Grand Cascapedia is beginning to slow down a bit due to low water conditions. Like the Bony and Petite there are plenty of salmon but we sure need a day or two of rain.

Jean Nicolas , also from France with his first salmon, Congratulations Jean!

Flies of choice are a mixed bag, wets, dry’s and small tubes are all working well. Free floating dry’s have been responsible for most of the catches this week. Forest Green, Dark Brown and Blue Bombers in sizes 2, 4 and 6 are working the best. In the wet fly department, the Silver Rat, Undertaker, Blue Charm, Nagli and Green Machine have been doing very well. Wet fly sizes in 6.,8 and 10 are the best choice. Medium and small tubes in various patterns are also a good choice.

This is what the guides call ("a real Hog")

The weatherman is calling for a mixed bag for the upcoming week, with temperatures in the 70 degree range, rain towards the end of the week, lets hope!

This past week has been our best so far this season. Low water conditions since the beginning of the season have slowed down our run of fresh salmon. There are plenty of fish in the estuary just waiting for a bump in water levels. Dont get me wrong, we have good numbers of salmon in our rivers but a little rain would certainly help and give us a much needed boost. That being said, we did see a good run of fresh salmon over the past week.

Long time Salmon Lodge guest, Claude Dagenais (left) releases a fine salmon on the Petite Cascapedia with Alex Mallais, the newest addition to our fine team of guides!

Water temperatures are still relatively cool for this time of year and the high tides this weekend and early next week should bring us another nice run.

Claude Lachance has been coning to Salmon Lodge for many years, he really know how to catch them!, nice one Claude

The Bonaventure is flowing at 16 Cubic meter per second which is not too far from normal for the end of July. Fishing on the Bony has been very good with good numbers of salmon and grilse in the book each day. The Petite Cascapedia is flowing at 13 cubic meters per second, for this time of the season is 20 is the norm. The Petite is low at the moment however with a nice number of salmon in the river and cool water temperatures, we're doing very well.

Jerome Letourneau AKA “KING OF THE RIVER” This was Jerome's first time Atlantic salmon fishing, three days three salmon! way to go Jerome!

The Grand Cascapedia is flowing at 24 cubic meters, normal for the end of July. The Grand has been giving us some nice fish but it could use some rain. as well.

Long time Salmon Lodge guest Luc Chabot with nice one on the Petite, congratulations Luc!

The hot fly's for the week have been a mixture of dry's and small wets. Green, Blue and Dark Brown Bombers were responsible for most of the catches. In the wet fly depatment, the John Olin, Green Butt and Silver Rat did the job. The Out to Lunch and Green Spey also did well on the Grand and Petite. The sizes that are working best are number 8's 10's and 12's.

Patricia Lepage and Salmon Lodge Larry Dee, this was Patricia's first salmon, congratulations! well done.

This past week has been the best so far this season. Despite last weeks warm weather and lower than normal water levels, we did do very well on all our rivers.

Gerry Savoie with his first fish of the season, Congratulations Gerry, see you next year!

Our rivers are lower than normal for this time of the season but we still have plenty of water to allow fresh fish to run up. Water temperatures remain favourable in the low 50 degree range and the weatherman is not announcing for hot day in the bear future.

The Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia are getting a nice run of both salmon and grilse. Water conditions on the Bony got a bump from a day of rain and a couple of thunderstorms in the hills. Similar conditions on the Petite Cascapedia has kept the fishing productive as well. The Grand Cascapedia has been one of the best rivers in 2017. Fishing has been great since day one and this past week has been no exception. Warm weather effects the Grand a little more that the Bony and Petite, by weeks end water conditions were beginning to warm up but the level are great.

Salmon Lodge regular Eddy Bulley with his first Grand Cascapedia salmon for 2017, Congratulations Eddy! see you next year.

2017 hasn't been the easiest but we are doing well despite the tougher than normal conditions. Next week's high tides will certainly bring in more fresh fish and the weather man is announcing some rain and thunderstorms.

Evan Henderson with a big smile after landing this one on the Grand Cascapedia, nice one Evan, see you in 2018.

This weeks hot fly's were the Stone Ghost, John Olin and Silver Rat other patterns such as the Green Highlander, Blue Charm and Undertaker have also been very successful. Dry's are doing very well, especially Bombers, Green, Dark Brown, Blue and Yellow in sizes 2, 4 and 6.

Brian Townsend doest it again, this time on the Grand Cascapedia, Nice one Brian, congratulations!

The first month of our 2017 season has come and gone so quickly. We had some great days and of course some slower ones as well. Our biggest challenge this season has been our low water levels due to the lack of rain. The Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia are very low while the Grand Cascapedia seems to be holding its own. The weather's been dry but fortunately not hot, water conditions may be low but the temperatures are perfect, in the low 50's.

Carl Freeman with his his lifetime best, a 40 + pounder1 Congratulations Carl, you deserved this one!

The Bonaventure is flowing at 16 m3/s , normal for early July is in the mid 20's. Despite the levels we did reasonable well this week landing a good number of fresh salmon.

John Pearson has been a regular at Salmon Lodge for a while, He's is a great angler, Nice one John, see you next year!

The Petite Cascapedia , like the Bonaventure received a nice run of fresh salmon and fishing's been productive over the past week, all our anglers did well on the Petite this past week. The Petite's flow is 12m3/s while normal for this time of the season is just over 20.

Ron Brennaman with his first of the new season, Nice one Ron, congratulations!

The Grand Cascapedia continues to be one of the best rivers this year and we're doing very well every day. The Grand benefited from a few thunderstorms and the flow is at 45 m3/s , right where it should be at this time of the year.

This was Tom Smith's first time to Salmon Lodge, I think we may see him again!, nice one Tom

The next few days are going to be hot and humid with temperatures in the 30 degree Celisus range, maybe the hot weather will spark a few thunderstorms for the Bony and Petite, let hope.

Salmon Lodge regularJohn Allman with a fine Grand Cascapedia fish, congratulations John! see you next year.

John Allman Jr, His father has taught him well. Nice one John!

Hot fly's this week were the Nagli, Stone Ghost, John olin and Silvre Rat, the Green Machine and Blue Charm also counted for a few as well . Sizes 6, 8 and 10 are the best choice. Dry's are always on the top of the list, with Blue, Green and Dark Brown in sizes 6, 8 and 10.

Last weeks fishing was controlled by the weather, some days were rainy and cool while others were warmer and sunny. The high tides associated with the full moon at the end of last week brought in a nice run of salmon. It seems the Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia are about two weeks behind schedule this season but the Grand seem to right on schedule.

Bill Taylor knows how to catch them, Way to go Bill!

Our lower pools are in good condition and holding fresh salmon, water conditions on the Bonaventure and Petite all our rivers are a little lower than normal for this time of the year. We'd like to see a couple of rainy days to freshen thing up a bit.

Jim Lawley releases this fine salmon back to the Grand Cascapedia, Nice one Jim!

The Bonaventure's flowing at 20 cubic meters per second with water temperatures in the 50 degree range. The Petite Cascapedia is flowing at 18 and fishing very well. The Petite received a nice run of fresh salmon during last weeks high tides . Most pools on the Petite are holding fish and water temperature are in the low 50's.

Andy Goode with his first one of the season n the Grand, congratulations Andy!

Fishing on the Grand Cascapedia continues the been excellent, the flow rate is at 33, right where it should be at this time of year. Like the Bony and the Petite water temperatures are perfect on the Grand Cascapedia.

Salmon Lodge regular Don Piktalias with his first ofd the season, Nice one Don!

The ammunition of choice this week were bombers, especially the Green , Blue and Dark Brown patterns. Wets also did very well , the top wet fly's for the week were the John Olin, Silver Rat and Green Machine.

I am pleased to report that fishing has improve considerably over the past week, the high tides combined with some much needed rain was what we needed. Thunderstorms gave a much need boost to the Grand Cascapedia and water levels are perfect for this time of year. The Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia are still low but the rain did give them a much needed refresher.

Anthony Mellano have been coming to Salmon Lodge for many years, he sure know how do do it right!, Nice one Anthony!

The Bonaventure is flowing at 21 m3/s , normal for this time of the season is 33, The Grand Cascapedia is at 60 m3/s, while as normal is also 40 for this time of year. The Petite Cascapedia really needs water. It flow is at 15 m3/s, it should be in the 30 range.

Salmon Lodge regular Bill Pihl is a great angler, here's proof once again, Nice one Bill!

The Grand Caccapedia continues to give us some great fishing with good numbers of nice salmon being landed, The Bony improved greatly this past week and we are now seeing and catching salmon everyday. The Petite got off to a slow start but its certainly getting better with each passing day. The new moon brought the higher tides and we did see a good number of new fish entering our rivers. Conditions should improve over the next week as rain is expected over our region.

Biran Spence has been a long time guest at Salmon Lodge, he gets it done year after year, congratulations Brian!

Tim Gray with year another one for the week, Nice one Tim!

The "must have" fly's for this past were the Blue Charm, Stone Ghost and Green Highlander in Sizes 6, 8 and 10. Tube fly's continue to produce every day, especially the smaller ones and hitch tubes. Dry's were responsible for about half the salmon caught, Brown , green and Blue bombers in sizes 2, 4 and 6.

I spent a lot of time checking the weather forecast last week, looking, hoping and praying for rain. Our rivers are very low for this time of the season. Strange as it may seem, last month at this time the Bony, Grand and Petite were experiencing the highest spring run off in recorded history. As I am writing this weeks report its beginning to rain. The forecast shows showers and a day of rain next week, we sure need it.

Salmon Lodge regular Julian Carr with his first of 2017, well done Julian!

Tim Gray (right) and Salmon Lodge guide Charles Binnett with a nice on from the Grand, Congratulations Tim!

The Bonaventure is flowing at 24 m3/s , normal for this time of the season is 40, The Grand Cascapedia is at 30 m3/s, not too bad as normal is also 40 for this time of year. the Petite Cascapedia really needs water. It flow is at 16 m3/s, it should be in the 35 range.

William Durlacher puts another one back on the Grand Cascapedia, Nice Salmon William!

Jenny Gray with Salmon Lodge Guide Clement Bernier, well done Jenny!

Fishing on the Bonaventure has been challenging but we did manage to land some fine salmon. Low water conditions effect the fish making them harder to catch. We've been seeing fresh salmon everyday, but getting them to bite has been a challenge. We've been doing very well on the Grand Cascapedia and have taken a good number of fine salmon this past week. The Petite Cascapedia opened on June 15th and we have yet to take a fish. Our guides floated the river last week and saw a number of fresh salmon , we defiantly need rain to bring our first run in. Hopefully this upcoming week.

Harriette Beckerman and Salmon Lodge Guide Clement Bernier release a big salmon back to the Grand, Nice one Harriette!

The "must have" fly's for this past were the Blue Charm, Stone Ghost and John Olin in Sizes 6, 8 and 10. Tube fly's continue to produce every day, especially the smaller ones and hitch tubes. Dry's were responsible for about half the salmon caught, Brown , green and Blue bombers in sizes 2, 4 and 6.

The second week of the season has come and gone and fishing continues to be good. Fresh Salmon are entering our rivers on every tide and this weeks full moon our tides have been very high. With lower than normal water levels for this time of the season some fish are heading straight up river to the upper sections. We have been doing very well on every stretch of the river from our lower pools to the top of the river.

Dan Greenberg with a fine salmon from The Grand Cascapedia, Nice one Dan!

Water levels on the Bonaventure are excellent and flowing at 30 cubic meters per second, normal would be in the 40 to 50 range for this time the season. The cool weather has maintained the water in the 50 degree range. Fishing on the Bony has been productive since the beginning of June and continues to produce good numbers of fish every day. This week’s high tides brought in a good run on every tide and our lower pools are producing daily.

Steve Gallagher put one back to swim on the Grand Cascapedia, Congratulations Steve

Fishing on the Grand Cascapedia is excellent, like the Bonaventure the Grand Cascapedia is fishing very well but we could use a good rain fall the keep the levels up. Water temperatures couldn’t be better and remain in the 50 degree range as well. The flow is slightly below normal for mid June at 40 Cubic meters per second, It should be above 50 at this time of the season.

Salmon Lodge regular Jack Gustafson with his first one of the season, nice salmon Jack!

The Petite Cascapedia opens on June 15th and the guides are anxious to cast the first fly of the season. The Petite's water flow is at 20 cubic meters per second , low for mid June, it should be double that in the 40 to 45 range,

Salmon Lodge Larry Dee put one in the net, good job Larry!

The flies of choice this past week have been a mixed bag, Camp Bonaventure Guides are catching most of our fish on Smaller wets and Spey fly's while Salmon Lodge guides tell me they were more successful on larger sizes. The Undertaker, John Olin, Black Ghost and Stone Ghost were responsible for most of the fish this week in Sizes 4, 6, and 8. Nothing on drys yet but I imagine this coming week will be different.

The first few days of the 2017 have been great and we're very encouraged with the beginning of our new season. After last year’s average returns we are all waiting to see what this year will bring. Salmon typically begin entering our rivers in late May and early June with the peak runs beginning any time after June 10th. The first fish are usually big females that run straight through to the top of the river.

All ready for opening day!

Water condition are great on all there rivers. With the high water of mid May we didn't expect the rivers to be in such great shape this early. Last week’s rain maintained our rivers at perfect early June levels. The Bonaventure is running at 52 cubic meters a second which is a little higher than normal for this time of the season but great for the first run salmon. The Grand Cascapedia is flowing at 58 and the Petite Cascapedia at 32 cubic meters per second. the Petite is actually low for this time of the year.

A nice choice of June killers!

Salmon Lodge will receive its first guests on Sunday June4th, keep an eye open for next Sundays report.

As I write the last River Report for the season its hard to believe how fast time pasees. It seems like yesterday we were putting our boats in the river for the beginning of a new season.We are fortunate to have had another good season. The Bonaventure started on time but our water levels were high for the first two weeks. High-water made us work a little harder but we managed to do well, thanks to the our guides they found the fish. The Grand Cascapedia also did well, similar to the Bonaventure high water effected us in the beginning. The Petite Cascapedia fared well this season and returns were on time and in good numbers.

For the most part water conditions remained favorable throughout the season. A couple of weeks of low water in late July and August made fishing a bit more challenging, overall we received the rain we needed and fishing remained pretty consistent. September held its own and we did very well especially during the last week.

The fish counts on the Bonaventure in mid July and again in mid September showed good numbers of salmon in the river, fewer than a normal year but we did surpass spawning requirements. The same was true for the Grand Cascapedia where spawning numbers were also surpassed. The Petite Cscapedia did well and surpassed the required numbers of salmon. The high water after the spawn in 2010 effected the run this year. 2011 was a banner season so 2017 should be fantastic.

As we look towards the fall and winter it's nice to remember all the good times we have each season. Seeing all our repeat guests each year makes what we do very special. The relationships we've formed over the years are special to me, the staff and our guides. I wish all of you that have spent time with us a very pleasant fall and winter. Thank you for your loyalty to Camp Bonaventure & Salmon Lodge over the years. We look forward to seeing you again next season.

Joe Colletta Doses it again! nice one Joe!

Stay tuned and check in with us over the fall and winter, we will bring you up to date with happenings at Camp Bonaventure and Salmon Lodge and news around the. Atlantic salmon world. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you would like to fish with us or you have any questions. Its always nice to chat about fishing during the cold winter months!